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rake1

  (rāk) pronunciation
n.
  1. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.
  2. A device that resembles such an implement.

v., raked, rak·ing, rakes.

v.tr.
  1. To gather or move with or as if with a rake: rake leaves; rake in the gambling chips.
  2. To smooth, scrape, or loosen with a rake or similar implement: rake the soil for planting.
  3. Informal. To gain in abundance. Often used with in: a successful company that raked in the profits.
  4. To search or examine thoroughly; ransack.
  5. To scrape; scratch.
  6. To aim heavy gunfire along the length of.
v.intr.
  1. To use a rake.
  2. To conduct a thorough search: raked through the files for the misplaced letter.
phrasal verb:

rake up

  1. To revive or bring to light; uncover: rake up old gossip.

idiom:

rake over the coals

  1. To reprimand severely.

[Middle English, from Old English raca.]

raker rak'er n.
rake2 (rāk) pronunciation
n.

An immoral or dissolute person; a libertine.

[Short for RAKEHELL.]


rake3 (rāk) pronunciation
intr. & tr.v., raked, rak·ing, rakes.

To slant or cause to incline from the perpendicular: propeller blades that rake backward from the shaft; rake a ship's mast.

n.
  1. Inclination from the perpendicular: the rake of a jet plane's wings.
  2. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.

[Origin unknown.]


 
 
Thesaurus: rake1

noun

    An immoral or licentious person: libertine, profligate, wanton. See sex/asexual.
rake2

verb

    To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant1, heel2, incline, lean1, list2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See straight/bent.

noun

    Deviation from a particular direction: cant1, grade, gradient, heel2, inclination, incline, lean1, list2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See rise/fall, straight/bent.

 


1. A slope; an inclination; e.g., the inclination (from the horizontal) of an auditorium floor.
2. A board or molding along the sloping edge of a gable; covers the edges of the siding. 3. On the roof of an early colonial house, a flat board covering the lower ends of the rafters.


 
farm implement consisting of a row of straight or curved teeth of metal or wood attached to a bar or frame. It is used for gathering hay or grain into piles; for clearing fields, lawns, and yards; and for stirring and spreading soil. Horse-drawn rakes first appeared in the early 19th cent. but were not used generally until later. Of the several types of modern power-drawn hay rakes, the side-delivery rakes, which gather hay into continuous windrows by a rolling action, are the most popular. These include a reel type, which has raking teeth attached to rotating bars, and a finger-wheel type, which has teeth attached to large wheels. Lesser used rakes include the dump rake, which creates piles, and the sweep rake, which gathers and hauls a heavy load directly to the stack.

Bibliography

See C. Culpin, Farm Machinery (11th ed. 1986).


 

A grooming instrument, used to comb through thick mats in the haircoat of dogs.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A garden tool with a long handle used for gathering loose grass or leaves.

pronunciation I really love the tools with which I work; the iron fork, the spade, the hoe, the rake, the trowel, and the watering pot are pleasant objects in my eyes. — Celia Thaxter (1835-1894)

 
Wikipedia: Rake (disambiguation)


Rake may refer to:

  • Rake (tool), a long-handled tool with tines.
  • Rake (poker), the commission taken by a casino when hosting a poker game.
  • The "rake", the artificial slope of a theatre stage.
  • Rake (character), a man habituated to immoral conduct. An archaic term most often found in historical romance novels.
  • Rake receiver, a radio receiver.
  • Rake (software), a variant of the make program coded in the Ruby programming language.
  • Rake (angle), various angles in bicycle and motorcycle geometry.
  • Rake, also castor angle, the angle between the steering axis and the vertical on a motorcycle.
  • Rake (Building term), the slope of the roof at the end of a gable.
  • Rake (cellular automaton), a cellular automaton pattern that moves while regularly emitting spaceships.
  • A guitar-playing method involving muted notes.

Rake may also refer to:

Places named Rake


 
Translations: Translations for: Rake

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rive, skraber
v. tr. - afsøge, kradse, rive, gennemsøge, finkæmme
v. intr. - arbejde med rive

idioms:

  • rake in    indkassere, skrabe sammen
  • rake out    rage ud, kradse ud
  • rake over    rode op i, rippe op i
  • rake through    lede, gennemsøge, finkæmme
  • rake up    rode op i, rippe op i

2.
n. - udsvævende person

3.
v. intr. - hælde, stå skråt, falde frem
v. tr. - stille skråt
n. - hældning

4.
n. - en række vogne (f.eks. tog)

Nederlands (Dutch)
hark, (hoek van) valling, schuinte van stoelleuning, helling van podium, modieuze losbol, reeks wagons (op spoorweg of in mijn/ fabriek), harken, in de lengte (be)schieten, grondig doorzoeken, uitzicht hebben over (raam), met de ogen alles opnemen, krassen, (doen) hellen, zachtjes aanraken, de pan uitvegen

Français (French)
1.
n. - râteau, râteau de croupier
v. tr. - (Agric, Hort) ratisser, balayer
v. intr. - fouiller dans

idioms:

  • rake in    amasser (de l'argent, des profits)
  • rake out    étouffer, étouffer (un feu)
  • rake over    (lit) ratisser, (fig) remuer (des souvenirs)
  • rake through    fouiller dans
  • rake up    ratisser, ramasser (qch) avec un râteau, (fig) ressusciter, remuer (le passé)

2.
n. - débauché

3.
v. intr. - être incliné, être en pente
v. tr. - incliner (une cheminée, etc), construire (qch) en pente
n. - (angle) d'inclinaison, pente

4.
n. - (Rail) attelage de wagons/de voitures

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Harke, Rechen, Neigung, Lebemann
v. - harken, rechen, bestreichen

idioms:

  • rake in    scheffeln
  • rake out    auskundschaften
  • rake over    harken
  • rake through    etwas mit den Händen durchwühlen
  • rake up    zusammenharken, wiederaufleben lassen

2.
n. - Wüstling, Lebemann

3.
v. - schräg legen
n. - Neigung

4.
n. - Harke, Rechen, Neigung, Lebemann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσουγκράνα, ξύστρα, στέκα, γλεντζές
v. - τσουγκρανίζω, σκαλίζω/μαζεύω/"χτενίζω" (με τσουγκράνα), (στρατ.) σαρώνω με βολές (κν. γαζώνω), εξετάζω, ερευνώ, ψάχνω

idioms:

  • rake in    μαζεύω (χρήματα)
  • rake out    ξεσκαλίζω, ξετρυπώνω
  • rake over    ανασκαλεύω
  • rake through    σκαλίζω, ανασκαλεύω
  • rake up    ανακατεύω ή στρώνω με τσουγκράνα, σκαλίζω, ανασκαλεύω, (στρατ.) γαζώνω, πολυβολώ

Italiano (Italian)
rastrellare, rastrello

idioms:

  • rake in    racimolare
  • rake out    scovare
  • rake over    rievocare
  • rake through    esaminare
  • rake up    raccogliere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ancinho (m), farrista (m)
v. - varrer com ancinho

idioms:

  • rake in    acumular (dinheiro)
  • rake out    explorar
  • rake over    relembrar
  • rake through    procurar
  • rake up    trazer à tona

Русский (Russian)
распутник, грабли, уклон, обстрелять, грести

idioms:

  • rake in    загребать лопатой
  • rake out    выгребать
  • rake over    ворошить
  • rake through    тщательно рассмотреть
  • rake up    сгребать, напомнит о (сплетнях)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rastrillo
v. tr. - rastrillar, raspar, rascar, raer, atizar, hurgar, registrar, juntar, acumular
v. intr. - buscar en, inclinarse o estar inclinado hacia atrás, llevar vida disoluta

idioms:

  • rake in    recoger con el rastrillo, amasar (fortuna)
  • rake out    quitar las cenizas de, ahondar raspando
  • rake over    remover (el pasado), sacar los trapos a relucir, rastrillar
  • rake through    rastrear
  • rake up    sacar a relucir, remover, rastrillar, conseguir, atizar

2.
n. - persona inmoral o de vida disoluta

3.
v. intr. - causar una inclinación
v. tr. - inclinarse
n. - inclinación, desvío de la perpendicular

4.
n. - grupo de vagones de tren acoplados

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rucklare, lutning
v. - luta bakåt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 耙, 草耙, 钱耙, 耙状的用具, 耙平, 把...耙在一起, 耙松, 搜索, 探索, 翻检, 擦过, 掠过

idioms:

  • rake in    迅速取得
  • rake out    搜寻地
  • rake over    痛骂
  • rake through    搜索
  • rake up    重提某事, 旧话重提

2. 放荡的人, 浪子

3. 倾斜, 使倾斜, 倾角, 斜度

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 傾斜
v. tr. - 使傾斜
n. - 傾角, 斜度

2.
n. - 放蕩的人, 浪子

3.
n. - 耙, 草耙, 錢耙, 耙狀的用具
v. tr. - 耙平, 把...耙在一起, 耙鬆, 搜索, 探索
v. intr. - 耙, 翻檢, 搜索, 擦過, 掠過

idioms:

  • rake in    迅速取得
  • rake out    搜尋地
  • rake over    痛罵
  • rake through    搜索
  • rake up    重提某事, 舊話重提

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 갈퀴, 써레
v. tr. - 써레질하다, 긁다, 이리저리 긁어 모으다
v. intr. - 갈퀴로 긁다, 샅샅이 찾다

idioms:

  • rake in    잔뜩 긁어 모으다
  • rake out    찾아내다, 긁어내다
  • rake over    긁어 모으다, 검사하다
  • rake through    소사하다
  • rake up    긁어 모으다, 폭로하다

2.
n. - 부도덕적인 사람, 방탕자

3.
v. intr. - 경사지게 하다
v. tr. - 경사지다
n. - 고물쪽으로의 경사

4.
n. - 기차의 객차, 커플용 마차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くま手, 火かき, 傾斜, 放蕩児, 道楽者
v. - かきならす, かき集める, 機銃掃射する, くまなく探す, 見通す, 後方に傾かせる, 傾斜を付ける

idioms:

  • rake in    さっとかき集める
  • rake out    除く
  • rake over    あばきたてる
  • rake through    詮索する
  • rake up    くま手でかき集める, かき集める, ほじくり返す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشط لعزق التراب (فعل) ينقب في, يميل, ينحدر, يرمي رمي الجرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגרפה, מגוב, הכוונת ירי לאורך מסלול ישר, חלון בעל נוף מרהיב‬
v. tr. - ‮אסף, סרק, שטף בעיניו, שרט, גירד‬
v. intr. - ‮אסף, סרק, ניקה במגרפה‬
n. - ‮פרוץ, מופקר, רודף תענוגות, ריקא‬
v. intr. - ‮נטה לאחור, השתפע‬
v. tr. - ‮היטה לאחור, שיפע‬
n. - ‮שיפוע, שיעור השיפוע, נטייה, הכוונת ירי לאורך מסלול ישר‬
n. - ‮מספר קרונות רכבת מחוברים‬


 
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